Wattrelos
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
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| Coordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°ECoordinates: 50°42′00″N 3°13′01″E / 50.700°N 3.217°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Nord | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Roubaix 2 | |
| Intercommunality | MEL | |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Dominique Baert | |
| Area1 | 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2014)2 | 41,337 | |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59650 / 59150 | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Wattrelos (French pronunciation: [wa.tʁə.lo]; archaic Dutch: Waterlos) is a commune in the Northern department in the Nord-Pas de Calais region in northern France. It is located on the border with Belgium, northeast of the city of Lille. It the fifth-largest component of the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole. Wattrelos borders the communes of Roubaix, Tourcoing and Leers in France and the communes of Moeskroen and Steenput in Belgium.
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